The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-21

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WASHINGTON. Dec. IL The Fis.ieth
,,r.e ~ representatives has twenty-seven
- heads. lS5 lawyers and score Of
.,r,.oaa.res It's oldest man IL 70 and Us
.sae..t 90 II has bakers dozen Of
.tto-. and two Of these come from The
"a York sun. Amos J. Cummings,
rh,was during part Of his life a jour
..,msu printer, now sits on back row
-tfe house Of representatives, next TO
r-,.man A. Mefriman, who was soldier
5.rn. the war, who has done repOrtorlal
work ou New York papers, and who is
,,,ea member Of congress.
rf-n strange fact that there are more
,,,r.h.nfs than farmers in this house
..l ue have at least ten bankers, and
ra.rlg AS many doctors.
T.o Congressional Record, which IS
-ole up Of the autObiographies Of the
rsrous members, shows that large ma
t-.tv " them have been in the state leg
,satures, and the stepping stone TO states
raarsa.p Is evidently that OF ring politics
Clifton r. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, the
man who had the fight with Blount, OF
Georgia at the beginning Of the session,
--lr1'y states that he was an alderman,
and bis colleague, Thomas McRac, was
orco town councilman Of Prescott, Ark.
Marion Bigcs. Of California, one Of the
Oldest men Of the house, and known IA
rHariy as "Old Biggs," from the bon
homie which be bears with him wherever
he goes. was once a sheriff, and he has
been member Of the state legislature Of
California Miles r. Granger another
old man, who halls from Connecticut, and
Who was born In Massachusetts, has been
a member Of the state legislature and at
forney general and Charley DOugherty, Of
Florida. was speaker of his state house OK
representatives. Carlton, Of Georgia, has
also been a speaker, and the same may be
ud Of Bynum Of Indiana, Gear Of
Iowa. McCreary Of Kentucky, Grosyener
Of Ohio and Richardson Of Tennessee.
We have number of ex-goyernOrs In
ne present congress, and the handsome
blonde face Of John ID. Long, Of MGssa-
dusetts, who writes poetry as well as
speeches, and the brunette McCreary, of
kentucky, who IS as cultured as he Is
tm.uy are among the number
Dubois, the delegate from Idaho, has
been United States marshal, and Smith,
tie delegate from Arizona, was once a
lr scouting attorney. Smith continues
q. bee annoyed by being taken for the other
smiths of congress During the choosing
of the seats he thought his choice came
before his time, and the clerk had 70 re-
quest him 10 yacate.
Game. the Mormon delegate, who, by
The way. looks more like a Boston business
man on city preacher than believer IN
po'reamy. has been q theatre MANAGER
and an editor. and he was in the state
legislature before he came TO congress.
Another Smith, a Wisconsin congressman,
has worked as a millwright, aud has been
q councilman aud Hogg, Of West Nlr-
cIn.a. rejoices IN the fact that he was
once "a school superintendent
Yost. Of Virginia, the man who takes
tac place OF Randolph Tucker IS a little
black haired. black eyed, hoyish looking
fellow If 81 who has been mayor Of the
town in which he lives, and who edits q
country paper lie Is a Republican, and
wa- once defeated boy Tucker, bat this
time Tucker deCliaca TO run. and Jacob
l0.t was elected
Nearly oue-hslf of the many lawyers Of
congress rejoice IN the title Of Judge,
and we have Judge Holman, Of Indiana,
Wllsull practices law In bis cougresslon-
al vacations at his home i'm Aurora judge
~yues. of Colorado, who is worth 50
Din for every hair in his bright red head,
and part of whose income comes from the
offices which he rents ont in Denver, Col
orado. Goo lawyers; judge IL. II. Taylor OF
Ohio, who succeeded Garfield, and who
brings back O. new wife '.ith him 20 con
eress judge Rogers, of Arkansas, who
was q member Of the Confederate army
in Dis 10th year; Judge Chapman, oil
Detroit. who was christened John
Logan. and Judge Seney, Of Ohio, who is
related 70 the millionaire George Seney,
% New York, and who, with his blue
eyes his silver mustache and his china
face. looks like the French count Of the
portrait painter We have, in fact, TO
use a vulger expression. judges till you
can't rest, and az for colonies and majors,
flo rule that any man who boasts the
possession OF "a house with two chimneys
has O right TO the title seems 10 prevail in
congress
The members have some curious stories
TO tell about their elections, and | heard
today an incident which will be read with
interest In Indiana. James T. Johnston,
Of the Terrc Haute district, has the seat
formerly held by the Hon. John Lamb.
Lamp IS @ remarkably fine looking fellow
and o very bright one. He has states
mani ke air. a bold, handsome, blue eyed
face and when he came here az a member
~ the FOrty-eighth congress his friends
pOphesied that he would set the Potomac
alre At the close OF his term he was
confident OF reelection. His district was
Democratic. and when JOhnstOn-whO has
many of the attributes OF the stage char
acter OF the Hon Bardwell Sl0te, with
nothing however, OF SlOte's ignorance
and dishonesty-was nominated Lamb
was, il Is said, very much surprised
man. lie had stated, 50 the story goes,
that all the men Of intelligence and learn
ny Of his district would support him, and
that II he did not get the support OF the
other classes he could not help IT, The
election took place, and Johnston, in re
marking about the result, repeated the
above statement, and said, facetiously,
that be was sorry that his district was an
ignorant one, for the majority OF It's clti-
lens had cast theiT votes for him.
Ex-Congressman John Wise, OF Nir-
g.nia, the son Of Henry A. Wise, and one
u the best story tellers in public life,
made speeches for Johnston during his
gressiOnal contest, and he brought back